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You could earn up to $400 to talk to your friends and family about the election
Relentless is actively recruiting 35,000 low-turnout voters in key swing states, including North Carolina. The goal is to pay each of these “mobilizers” up to $400 to talk to at least 60 people in their real lives so that they can ultimately reach 2.1 million voters across the participating states.
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Harris wants to give workers more rights and expand opportunities for non-college educated workers. Trump’s plans could cost jobs.
Harris has vowed to strengthen workers’ rights, expand financial support for the working class, boost opportunities for non-college graduates, and raise the minimum wage. Trump, meanwhile, has promised to implement tariffs on imports and repeal federal investments in clean energy, both of which would likely lead to job losses.
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
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Kamala Harris proposed a plan to help small business owners. Trump’s plan could send their costs through the roof.
Vice President Kamala Harris intends to support small business owners and entrepreneurs by reducing their expenses and increasing their access to capital. Trump’s tariff proposal, however, could cause small businesses’ costs to rise.
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Your F-150 or Camry could cost tens of thousands of dollars more under Trump’s tariff plan
Trump’s proposed tariff of between 100% and 2,000% on foreign-made cars entering the US would raise prices on both domestic and imported cars and “likely send thousands of US workers to the unemployment line,” according to Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute.
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Trump’s tariff and tax plan would raise taxes on 95% of Americans, report finds
In response to the report, the Harris-Walz campaign released an analysis of its own, outlining how Trump’s agenda would raise costs for over 4.4 million North Carolina households by an average of $3,954 per year.
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Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
Mainstream economists warn that Trump’s plans to impose huge tariffs on imported goods, deport millions of migrant workers, and demand a voice in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies would likely send prices surging.
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Lies about the Hurricane Helene response forecast a storm of misinformation for next month’s election
Perhaps most alarming is what these lies signal for the upcoming election. Tim Alberta, a staff writer at The Atlantic, warned on X: “If you think the lies and distortions and know-nothing takes about FEMA are bad, just wait until this time next month.”
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Trump’s lies and conspiracies about Hurricanes Helene and Milton hurt recovery efforts
Trump’s lies have had real-world consequences; Americans in affected communities have been reluctant to apply for aid, have worried about whether their homes or land will be seized, and have claimed FEMA has ignored or abandoned rescue efforts in communities.
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Trump has long blasted China’s trade practices. His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed there
The Trump Bible’s connection to China, which has not been previously reported, reveals a deep divide between the former president’s harsh anti-China rhetoric and his rush to cash in while campaigning.
